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Lillian C. Poole Elementary School

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Lillian C. Poole Elementary School ranks 650 th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

650^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,238 Georgia Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Georgia elementary schools

Summary

Lillian C. Poole Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Dallas, Georgia, with 488 students. The school is part of the Paulding County School District, which is ranked 91 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lillian C. Poole Elementary School faces several challenges, including lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (ranging from 55.53% to 63.93%), and a declining statewide ranking, from 417 out of 1,240 Georgia elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 650 out of 1,238 in 2024-2025. The school's spending per student has increased over the years, but this has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes.

Interestingly, Lillian C. Poole Elementary School generally underperforms compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Paulding County district, such as C.A. Roberts, Nebo, and Union Elementary, which have higher test scores, lower free/reduced lunch rates, and better statewide rankings. To address these challenges, the school and district may need to implement targeted interventions, professional development for teachers, and additional support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

460

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,386

Per pupil spending ?

61.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1002 Wayside Ln
Dallas, GA 30132

(770) 505-5541

District: Paulding County

Students who attend Lillian C. Poole Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Herschel Jones Middle School
High:	Paulding County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

African American:

29.8%

Hispanic:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 66th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (36% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

!Science scores 14 pts below the Georgia average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg40%

Georgia avg42%

650^th of 1,238

Georgia public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Paulding County

91^st of 206Paulding County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	650 of 1238	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	710 of 1248	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	705 of 1242	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	627 of 1244	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	475 of 1214	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.5	547 of 1234	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	476 of 1209	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.6	462 of 1205	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.4	458 of 1233	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.8	417 of 1240	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.4	659 of 1231	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.7	660 of 1225	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.2	673 of 1201	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	771 of 1212	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	701 of 1183	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.3	749 of 1133	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.9	739 of 1134	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	737 of 1125	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.1	730 of 1101	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%~ state avg

Mathematics37%-8 vs state

Science30%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 5, 2017

Poole Elementary may be one of the smaller enrollment schools, but they have a great team inside with staff, teachers, PTA, they are very involved and rewarding.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lillian C. Poole Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 Wayside Ln	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 505-5541	460	40	11.5	61.7%	211 (45.9%)	137 (29.8%)	66 (14.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.7%)	42.7	650^th of 1238 public elementary schools	47.5%		39.1	710^th of 1248 public elementary schools	43.1%	60	40.0	35.3	37.1	45.7	35.3	30.0	30.0	$17,386	$710	$16,676
Sara M. Ragsdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	528 Holly Springs Rd	Rockmart	30153	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-2140	637	48	13.2	61.9%	422 (66.2%)	89 (14.0%)	67 (10.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.3%)	55.6	493^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	60.2%		56.6	484^th of 1248 public elementary schools	61.2%	9	27.6	41.8	43.4	46.5	49.5	46.7	44.3	$14,671	$586	$14,085
Northside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2223 Cartersville Hwy	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-7008	626	48	13.0	58.5%	287 (45.8%)	201 (32.1%)	92 (14.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.4%)	44.3	633^rd of 1238 public elementary schools	48.9%		40.7	685^th of 1248 public elementary schools	45.1%	52	24.1	34.3	38.0	43.5	40.2	38.0	43.5	$15,724	$934	$14,790
Dallas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Hardee St	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-8018	513	42	12.0	79.7%	109 (21.2%)	282 (55.0%)	64 (12.5%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (9.6%)	31.5	814^th of 1238 public elementary schools	34.2%		23.8	948^th of 1248 public elementary schools	24.0%	134	27.3	32.2	27.6	40.4	41.4	24.5	18.4	$15,364	$781	$14,582
Allgood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	312 Hart Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-8070	811	63	12.8	72.3%	257 (31.7%)	318 (39.2%)	156 (19.2%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.3%)	25.2	927^th of 1238 public elementary schools	25.1%		25.9	917^th of 1248 public elementary schools	26.5%	10	19.7	23.7	31.5	25.0	26.0	34.9	28.1	$15,016	$1,030	$13,986
Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	206 Highway 101 S	Temple	30179	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-4191	346	29	11.9	50.9%	274 (79.2%)	27 (7.8%)	26 (7.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	60.5	428^th of 1238 public elementary schools	65.4%		69.7	347^th of 1248 public elementary schools	72.2%	81	45.0	35.3	42.3	60.0	54.9	44.2	34.6	$17,862	$208	$17,655
Nebo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2843 Nebo Rd	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 443-8777	874	60	14.5	60.1%	494 (56.5%)	200 (22.9%)	112 (12.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.4%)	39.8	685^th of 1238 public elementary schools	44.7%		39.7	698^th of 1248 public elementary schools	44.1%	13	28.7	32.6	33.8	45.0	37.6	36.7	30.2	$13,378	$595	$12,783
New Georgia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 Mulberry Rock Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 445-3597	336	27	12.4	52.1%	184 (54.8%)	80 (23.8%)	43 (12.8%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.1%)	48.8	581^st of 1238 public elementary schools	53.1%		57	479^th of 1248 public elementary schools	61.6%	102	25.0	46.2	39.3	50.0	57.7	32.1	28.6	$17,638	$216	$17,421
Van Wert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Atlanta Hwy	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-2237	693	55	12.6	100.0%	407 (58.7%)	155 (22.4%)	59 (8.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (10.1%)	19.2	1009^th of 1238 public elementary schools	18.5%		22.7	967^th of 1248 public elementary schools	22.5%	42	19.4	30.7	20.2	22.6	28.7	17.3	22.3	$13,559	$871	$12,689
WC Abney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1186 Colbert Rd	Dallas	30132	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8000	1,324	88	15.0	48.7%	503 (38.0%)	475 (35.9%)	201 (15.2%)	53 (4.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (6.4%)	51.9	542^nd of 1238 public elementary schools	56.2%		54.3	514^th of 1248 public elementary schools	58.8%	28	27.9	41.1	43.5	47.5	48.8	43.1	35.7	$13,094	$564	$12,530

Frequently Asked Questions about Lillian C. Poole Elementary School

What district is Lillian C. Poole Elementary School in?

Paulding County

What is the racial makeup of Lillian C. Poole Elementary School?

Students at Lillian C. Poole Elementary School are 46% White, 30% African American, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Lillian C. Poole Elementary School a good school?

Lillian C. Poole Elementary School ranks 650^th of 1238 Georgia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lillian C. Poole Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lillian C. Poole Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herschel Jones Middle School
High : Paulding County High School

How many students attend Lillian C. Poole Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Lillian C. Poole Elementary School.

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